4 Creative Relaxation Methods to Try the Next Time You Feel Stressed
Now that life has started (in some ways) getting back to normal after a year and a half of pandemic restrictions, my social calendar and…
Now that life has started (in some ways) getting back to normal after a year and a half of pandemic restrictions, my social calendar and…
Call me your fifth grade math teacher, but I’ve been on a pie chart kick lately. It started when my husband and I were goofing…
I collect hobbies like some people gather stuff. Over the years, I have experimented with home brewing, crocheting, writing, and most recently photography. I love…
At dinner parties or any time we meet new people, a common conversation starter my husband and I like to lead with is, “What are…
Turning grief into anything other than what it is actually is—the painful process through which we unwillingly journey after losing someone we love—is mostly unfathomable.…
This year during Lent, I made a bold choice for my annual pre-Easter sacrifice. I didn’t give up chocolate or alcohol, and I didn’t stop…
In 2008, I graduated from college with a fresh degree in creative writing, a dream of becoming the youngest American novelist, and a pile of…
Have you ever reached the end of a gripping novel, gazed at a remarkable painting, or watched a musician at work in awe, wishing you…
I was waist-deep in a Facebook stalk session, casually observing my longtime ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend’s life events, when the pit in my stomach asked: “Why?”…
As a writer, I count on my creativity a lot. I need to stay inspired pretty much all the time in order to pay the…